American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 170
- Number 2
- February 2013
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Perspectives
Editorials
Perspectives
Treatment in Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 February 2013
Pages146–151Early and effective treatment in first-episode schizophrenia is associated with better outcomes. Evidence suggests that response is generally robust in a first antipsychotic trial, but a marked reduction in response rate is observed among patients for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12060778Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 February 2013
Pages154–164ObjectiveAlthough tribes differ with regard to the use of alcohol and drugs, substance dependence is one of the primary sources of health problems facing Native Americans. General population studies have demonstrated that substance dependence has a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12010113New Research
Articles
Publication date: 01 February 2013
Pages165–172ObjectiveA major barrier to developing treatments for negative symptoms has been measurement concerns with existing assessment tools. Fulfilling the top recommendation of the National Institute of Mental Health’s Consensus Development Conference on ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12010109Publication date: 01 February 2013
Pages173–179The low prevalence rates in three large community samples of children (0.8% to 3.3%) for the new proposed diagnosis of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder suggest that the diagnosis will not be extensively applied to children with normal behavior. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12010132Publication date: 01 February 2013
Pages180–187Total spending for patients with bipolar disorder or major depression did not change significantly after the 2001 implementation of insurance parity for mental health and substance use disorders in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. For a less ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12030392Publication date: 01 February 2013
Pages188–196In a survey of 1,006 community-dwelling adults ages 50 to 99, self-rated “successful aging” was surprisingly more common in the oldest respondents. Greater age was associated with worse physical and cognitive functioning but also with higher levels of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12030386Publication date: 01 February 2013
Pages197–206ObjectiveDeficits in positive affect and their neural bases have been associated with major depression. However, whether reductions in positive affect result solely from an overall reduction in nucleus accumbens activity and fronto-striatal connectivity ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12010014Publication date: 01 February 2013
Pages207–217ObjectiveIndirect evidence suggests that common genetic variation contributes to individual differences in antidepressant efficacy among individuals with major depressive disorder, but previous studies may have been underpowered to detect these effects....
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12020237Publication date: 01 February 2013
Pages218–225ObjectiveThe authors examined the effects of a collaborative care intervention for anxiety disorders in primary care on lower-income participants relative to those with higher incomes. They hypothesized that lower-income individuals would show less ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12030375Communications and Updates
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